The Ultimate Support Character

After gruelling hours of practicing inside the Pocket Dimension, I was able to increase my capacity to at least double of its previous size.

Right. Hours of practice and it only amounted to that. This ability was too mediocre. One needed thorough hard work to even achieve something.

After filling up the invisible container with psyche energy, I left the dimension and went up the flight of stairs. I hadn't even eaten yet. I should at least grab some lunch, right? Even if it's already this late. One could not fight with an empty stomach, so they say. Sure that's even for a support like me.

Could I really be a support with that meager amount of energy? At best, it could only refresh one's mind for four times if it's not someone like the Principal who has a high clarity.

I better adapt fast on Sugawara's Otherworld. I wonder, what type of energy is inherent in it?

When I arrived back in the Principal's Office, Sugawara was back from class and there was a lunchbox in her hands.

"Kuramoto-kun, here's your lunch."

Eh? What was with this development? That looked like a handmade lunch box. Wasn't that hers?

"You don't have to worry, I didn't touch any."

That's not what I was worrying about though. Just earlier we were strangers and now she was acting like this. When I first met her before she led me to this room, didn't she act like it was her first time seeing me?

Ah. Was that an act? Why? What's the history between us?

"Thank you, Sugawara-san."

I took the lunch box from her. The Principal just watched our exchange with smiles.

And here's the Principal, her father. Could it be I was just trapped here to be her fiance?

Ah no. One should not think highly of oneself. That was a truly dangerous thought. I'm mediocre. My ability was mediocre even with its great potential. I think I already used up all my luck to be promised with her.

Plus from the way they acted, there's some sort of history between us. But why can't I remember ever meeting them?

"How was it Kuramoto-kun? Have you adapted and improved?"

The Principal asked after the air around us started turning weird. I don't know what to say to this beautiful fiance of mine. Even if I was quite handsome, I hadn't try entering a relationship before. Ah. I did jump ahead and got myself a fiance even before getting a girlfriend. What to do? Why wouldn't my boosted mind help me this time?

"I improved it to double its capacity."

I answered honestly, there's no point making a lie about something that might decide my safety.

"Hoh. That's a great progress," the Principal praised. He then looked at Sugawara-san.

"Yuko-chan, have you received their call?"

Eh? Call? Those from Otherworld could call her?

"Yes, Principal, we have 3 hours left before they open the Dimensional Portal."

She nodded and mentioned the remaining time before our trip to the Otherworld.

"Have you prepared?"

"No, I still need to talk to Kuramoto-kun"

Sugawara looked to me, her expression says she has something she only want to say to me.

"Go ahead. I'll leave the room for you two."

After saying that, the Principal left his office. Well, he went down to the place where the Pocket Dimension was.

"Let's sit down, Kuramoto-kun. A-and you can start eating."

And just like earlier, Sugawara became flustered again. Is this her real self? So her somewhat aloof personality from earlier is just a facade?

"Uh. Right. Thank you for this Sugawara-san."

I followed her and sat. There's a table in front of the sofa so I put the lunch box there and opened it. It was really untouched. And just looking at it's arrangement, it was carefully made.

"You can call me Yuko when we're alone. W-we, we are now engaged with my father's consent."

Acting that part already? She's serious considering our engagement, while I am here doubting everything about our relationship.

"Err. Is it fine? Then you can call me Daisuke, too, Yuko. Honestly, I'm still a bit confused about the reason."

The reason why she's like this to me. Whatever it is, she's the only one who could answer it.

Seeing her expecting gaze, I started eating the food from her lunch box. Surprisingly, it's delicious. Homemade cooking's still the best! Did she make this? 

"T-then Dai-kun. I see, do you want to know?"

"Dai-kun?!," I was taken aback for a while because of the way she addressed me but I was quick in trying to compose myself and answered her,  "If possible, yes."

Cutting my name to that. Err, it's a form of endearment, right? This girl, would she tell me? Am I forgetting something that concerned her?

If that was how she wanted to call me then I guess, it was fine. Being called like that by a beautiful girl was a bliss in itself after all.

"It's something that happened way before I became a Hero. Let's just say, we met each other and you became imprinted in my mind ever since then."

We met even before this whole Hero fiasco? Then why can't I remember her?

"Have we met? Wait. Now that I think of it, there's some sort of blank page in my memory."

And about that blank in my memory. Like how I lost consciousness, it felt like if it was not mentioned, I wouldn't even recall it at all. There's something that happened way before this and that's something I couldn't recall nor even remember happening. If she didn't tell me about meeting her, I will probably live my life not knowing that there's something missing in my past.

"I see. You can't remember. Uhm then Dai-kun, let me brief you about my ability first."

Seeing my confused face, there's a hint of sadness that flashed past her.

"Your ability determined you to become a Hero, didnt it?"

Since she deliberately changed the topic, I wouldn't push her to tell me about it, for now.

"Sort of, yes, but it's not as amazing as you think. I even find your Adaptability amazing."

Yuko exclaimed that she even reflexively reached for my hand.

"Uh. Thanks Yuko. I'll do my best to support you using it."

Hearing that, Yuko smiled at me. What was this? Just a simple smile can make my heart throb like this? It shouldn't be normally like this, right?

"My ability is called Foresight. It's a bit different than my father's Clairvoyance. My Foresight lets me foresee things that will happen. Like earlier. I foresaw that you will leave the dimension hungry. So I set aside my lunch for you."

So that's the reason why she brought this lunch box here.

"Err. But what about you? Have you eaten?"

Knowing that this is supposedly hers, I feel guilty eating it by myself.

"Yes. You don't have to worry about it. What I mentioned was just a small part of my ability. There's a lot of uses to it, like when in battle. Right now, I can predict up to 5 moves ahead of my opponent."

5 moves ahead. That's pretty amazing already.

"You can use your ability, here?"

The Principal bound me and she predicted I will come out hungry. So it's not that one couldn't use their ability. There's something limiting them to use it.

"Barely, by using the bit of Psyche Energy inherent to my own body. Our unique abilities were all triggered by Psyche Energy. You and Father are different though and mine is a bit higher than normal."

And my Adaptability is something like a Passive Skill, right?

"I see. So the other Heroes can't freely use their ability here? But when in their world, your own ability gets a boost. Is that it?"

That's the only plausible explanation. Otherwise, there's no point having their ability if they still can't use it there.

"Correct. It's easier to trigger my ability in the Otherworld, same with the other Heroes. But, the inherent energy of that world, we can bring it back here."

Ah. Right. There's a different kind of energy in every Otherworld. Then is it possible for me to also bring them back once I adapted to all of them?

"You guys really are a cheat."

That meant she was carrying with her the inherent energy of that Otherworld. I wonder what that was.

Yuko kept explaining to me things that I should remember before the time for the Dimensional Portal arrived. She also told me about the inherent energy of that Otherworld she was summoned into. She called it something like World Energy and told me I would definitely understand it better with my Adaptability once we arrive there.

At least, things were a bit clearer now and I was just excited to finally go on an Otherworld journey and add to that, with this beautiful girl who was now my fiance.

When the appointed time came, the Principal showed up again. He just wanted to see us off.

Something similar to a portal appeared in the middle of the room and by the looks of it, only one person could pass through. But when I drew near along with Yuko, the portal widened to allow both of us to enter it.

Turns out that was also because of my ability. Only Yuko was being summoned to that world and normally, any other individual will be rejected, Principal included. However, because of my Adaptability, I was recognized by that Otherworld hence letting me pass through as well.

Ah. If so, then, could the other Support candidates do this as well? I guessed not. This was probably also why they settled on me. Only my ability could allow another individual native to this world to travel.

Even the other Heroes were only allowed to their designated Otherworld. I am really doomed to become their only Support.

With this, I officially became a Support of this whole class full of Isekai Heroes.

They were all destined to die but with my appearance, I got a chance to prevent that and that was supposedly my goal. Employing me like this. I guess, let's see this first and determine whether I want to run away from this.

But yeah, having this high clarity and learning about my ability, I couldn't be satisfied with just that. I have to do more than just saving them. As long as I utilize this ability of mine to its utmost potential then I might have a chance to be as strong as these Cheat-like Heroes.

Yuko reached out for my hand and I took it. I would not turn my head away to chances like this. She even took the initiative to reach for my hand, I wouldn't be a man if I refuse it.

After watching the portal and saying goodbye to her Father, the Principal, we stepped inside the Dimensional Portal, leading to her Otherworld named World of System.

[Detected an unknown being]

[The World recognized it as one of its own]

[Scanning…]

[Determined to be of Human Race]

[Scanning…]

"Designated system will be transferred in…"

[Three]

[Two]

[One]

[Installing…]

[Completed]

[Initializing...]

[Welcome]

[You have been granted a System by 'The World'.]

[Support Character System initiated.]

When my vision turned white and the transfer to the Otherworld started, a series of messages rang out inside my mind. Due to my high clarity and my Adaptability, I immediately understood about the inherent energy of this world.

But really? Support Character System? Even this Otherworld determined my worth just like that. Support my ass! I wouldn't let it end like this. I would work hard to break that destiny of being the Ultimate Support Character!